St Margaret’s Church Westminster Abbey A SERVICE FOR THE NEW PARLIAMENT Tuesday 9th June 2015 9.30 am The whole of the church is served by a hearing loop. Users should turn their hearing aid to the setting marked T. Please ensure that mobile phones, cellular phones, and pagers are switched off. The service is conducted by The Venerable Andrew Tremlett, Sub-Dean, Rector of St Margaret’s, and Archdeacon of Westminster, and The Reverend Prebendary Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons. Please join in singing the hymns and in saying the words printed in bold type. The service is sung by the Choir of St Margaret’s Church, conducted by Aidan Oliver, Director of Music. The organ is played by Thomas Trotter. Music before the service: The organist plays: Vivace from Trio Sonata no 6 in G BWV 530 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Chanson de Matin Edward Elgar (1857–1934) arranged by G Martin The Lord Mayor of Westminster is received at the East Door and escorted to her seat. All stand, and then sit. The Lord Speaker is received at the East Door and escorted to her seat. All stand, and then sit. The Speaker of the House of Commons is received at the East Door and escorted to his seat. All stand, and then sit. 2 ORDER OF SERVICE All stand to sing THE HYMN UIDE me, O thou great Redeemer, G pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but thou art mighty; hold me with thy powerful hand: Bread of heaven, feed me till I want no more. Open now the crystal fountain whence the healing stream doth flow; let the fiery cloudy pillar lead me all my journey through: strong Deliverer, be thou still my strength and shield. When I tread the verge of Jordan, bid my anxious fears subside; Death of death, and hell’s Destruction, land me safe on Canaan’s side: songs of praises I will ever give to thee. Cwm Rhondda 368 NEH William Williams (1717–91) John Hughes (1873–1932) translated by Peter Williams (1727–96) and others All remain standing. The Rector gives THE WELCOME AND BIDDING T the start of this new parliament we come together to seek wisdom in our A endeavours, forgiveness for our failings, and the guidance of God’s Holy Spirit. As we seek to serve the people of the United Kingdom, we are conscious of the trust placed in us for the good of our whole nation. We are mindful of the responsibility we share to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God. As we begin our work together, we seek for ourselves, and for all our colleagues, integrity, courage, and hope for the future. 3 O before us, Lord, in all our doings with your most gracious favour, and further G us with your continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in you, we may glorify your holy name, and finally by your mercy obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Speaker’s Chaplain says: In the light of Christ’s grace and strength, let us acknowledge our sins and weaknesses, and ask for his forgiveness. We have wilfully misused your gifts of creation; Lord, be merciful: All forgive us our sin. We have seen the ill-treatment of others and have not gone to their aid; Lord, be merciful: All forgive us our sin. We have condoned evil and dishonesty and failed to strive for justice; Lord, be merciful: All forgive us our sin. We have heard the good news of Christ, but have failed to share it with others; Lord, be merciful: All forgive us our sin. We have not loved you with all our heart, nor our neighbours as ourselves; Lord, be merciful: All forgive us our sin. The almighty and merciful Lord grant you pardon and forgiveness of all your sins, time for amendment of life, and the grace and strength of the Holy Spirit. All Amen. 4 All sit. The Right Honourable The Baroness D’Souza, Lord Speaker, reads JEREMIAH 29: 10–14 OR thus says the Lord: Only when Babylon’s seventy years are completed will I F visit you, and I will fulfil to you my promise and bring you back to this place. For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you. When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart, I will let you find me, says the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile. All remain seated. The Choir sings PSALM 67 OD be merciful unto us, and bless us: and shew us the light of his countenance, G and be merciful unto us; that thy way may be known upon earth: thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise thee, O God: yea, let all the people praise thee. O let the nations rejoice and be glad: for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Let the people praise thee, O God: let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth bring forth her increase: and God, even our own God, shall give us his blessing. God shall bless us: and all the ends of the world shall fear him. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen. Edward Bairstow (1874–1946) The Right Honourable John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons, reads ST JOHN 13: 1–14 OW before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to N depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him. And during supper Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was 5 going to God, got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around him. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, ‘Lord, are you going to wash my feet?’ Jesus answered, ‘You do not know now what I am doing, but later you will understand.’ Peter said to him, ‘You will never wash my feet.’ Jesus answered, ‘Unless I wash you, you have no share with me.’ Simon Peter said to him, ‘Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!’ Jesus said to him, ‘One who has bathed does not need to wash, except for the feet, but is entirely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.’ For he knew who was to betray him; for this reason he said, ‘Not all of you are clean.’ After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them, ‘Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.’ All remain seated. The Choir sings THE ANTHEM WAS glad when they said unto me: We will go into the house of the Lord. I Our feet shall stand in thy gates: O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is builded as a city: that is at unity in itself. O pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls: and plenteousness within thy palaces. Hubert Parry (1848–1918) Psalm 122: 1–3, 6–7 THE ADDRESS by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metropolitan 6 All stand to sing THE HYMN EAR Lord and Father of mankind, D forgive our foolish ways! Re-clothe us in our rightful mind, in purer lives thy service find, in deeper reverence praise. In simple trust like theirs who heard, beside the Syrian sea, the gracious calling of the Lord, let us, like them, without a word rise up and follow thee. Drop thy still dews of quietness, till all our strivings cease; take from our souls the strain and stress, and let our ordered lives confess the beauty of thy peace. Breathe through the heats of our desire thy coolness and thy balm; let sense be dumb, let flesh retire; speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire, O still small voice of calm! Repton 353 NEH John Whittier (1807–92) Hubert Parry (1848–1918) from Judith All kneel or sit. Canon Pat Browne, Roman Catholic Duty Priest to the Houses of Parliament, leads THE PRAYERS In the power of the Spirit and in union with Christ, let us pray to the Father: The Right Honourable Jeffrey Donaldson MP says: OR Her Majesty The Queen; for her Government and Loyal Opposition; for the F leaders of the political parties; and for all who assist them in the discharge of their duties: that they may work for the good of the whole nation, and pursue all that builds up our common life.